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Chile, 
Aruba, 
AustraliaFlights are gradually resuming from airports across Australia after two days of cancellations caused by an ash cloud from a Chilean volcano.
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United StatesThe UK's extradition arrangements with the US and the EU need to be overhauled to protect the rights of individuals, a committee of MPs and peers argues.
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ArgentinaThe president of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, announces she will run for re-election in the presidential election in October 2011.
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PakistanMedia expresses anger against Pakistan's spy agency
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Afghanistan, United StatesSoldiers at US military base believe Afghan fighting is not done
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ChinaTianjin is one of five urban areas in China with more than 10 million residents, and the 13 million-strong population is expected to grow by more than a third in the next decade.
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GreeceAsian shares open higher on optimism that Greece will not default on debts after the government won a crucial vote.
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United StatesJP Morgan Chase agrees to pay $153.6m to settle charges that it misled the buyers of complex mortgage investments as the US housing market was collapsing in 2008.
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ArubaEngine-maker Rolls-Royce agrees to pay Qantas 95m Australian dollars ($100m) after one of its engines on a Qantas plane expoded last year.
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FranceThe world faces "a century of hunger" if the international community cannot agree on new rules regarding food prices, the French agriculture minister has warned.
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SyriaInvestigating the infamous Jisr al-Shughour killings
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IndiaIndian carmaker Tata Motors challenges West Bengal government's decision to reclaim land which the company had acquired for a car factory.
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Japan, United StatesOkinawa's governor criticises a joint US-Japanese decision to delay moving a US airbase from an urban area to a more remote part of the island.
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MexicoMexican officials say they have arrested the alleged leader of the cult-like La Familia drugs cartel, one of the most notorious gangs in the country.
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SyriaUN chief Ban Ki-moon renews his call for Syria's President Assad to allow in humanitarian missions following months of anti-government protests.
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United KingdomElectronics retailer Kesa unveils a small profit rise, but sales at its UK chain Comet fall 7% ahead of a planned turnaround.
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GreeceThe Greek government wins a confidence vote in parliament as it struggles to win support for extra austerity measures and avoid a debt default.
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United KingdomAndy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick make easy progress on day three at Wimbledon, while Venus Williams battles through in three sets and Laura Robson wins her first senior Grand Slam match.
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United KingdomEnergy watchdog Ofgem is to hold an inquiry into a "potentially misleading" offer promoted by Scottish Power after it announced 19% price rises.
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LibyaA guide to the Libya crisis, with Jeremy Bowen
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ItalyItalian scientists say they have invented new technology to help people learn complex manual tasks. The BBC's Dany Mitzman finds out how many megabytes it takes to handle pasta-making.
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India, United StatesA former housekeeper for a top official at India's consulate in New York has accuses him of making sexual advances and using her as forced labour.
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ArgentinaThe Argentine President, Cristina Fernandez, has announced her decision to stand for re-election in October.
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ArgentinaArgentina's president eyes second term in office
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TajikistanBBC reporter, Urinboy Usmonov, has been detained in Tajikistan and has been formally accused of association with an extremist Islamic group.
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HaitiHaitian deputies reject the nomination of Daniel-Gerard Rouzier as prime minister, in an early political setback for President Michel Martelly.
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PortugalChelsea confirm that former Porto boss Andre Villas-Boas, 33, has signed a three-year deal to be their new manager.
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North KoreaSouth Korean officials say they are building a new facility to hold some of the 3,000 North Koreans who arrive in the country each year.
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SudanSudanese President Omar al-Bashir threatens to shut pipelines carrying South Sudan's oil if a deal on oil is not reached before it secedes in July.
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Poland, United KingdomThe UK government accuses Poland of blocking a European Union effort to set a higher target for cuts in CO2 emissions.
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United KingdomSome of the UK's top public servants lose a battle to prevent details of their salaries being made public.
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YemenDozens of al-Qaeda militants escape from a prison in southern Yemen following an insurgent attack, officials say.
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EgyptThe strange case of the 27-year-old 'Mossad spy' arrested in Egypt
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Germany, United KingdomBritish spy novelist John le Carre is to receive the Goethe Medal for his "outstanding service to the German language and international cultural dialogue".
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Saudi Arabia, 
IndonesiaIndonesian officials say Saudi Arabia has apologised for beheading a maid without informing Jakarta - an incident that sparked an international outcry.
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IndiaIndia's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party demands an investigation into an alleged security breach in Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's office.
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Italy, LibyaItalian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini calls for a suspension of hostilities in Libya to allow humanitarian aid to be brought to the country.
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South AfricaAmerica's First Lady Michelle Obama has paid tribute to the victims of apartheid during a visit to Soweto, the township that was at the centre of South Africa's struggle against white minority rule.
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NetherlandsDutch consumer electronics giant Philips said falling demand in Western Europe would hit second quarter profits.
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RussiaThe EU says Russia will lift the ban on its vegetable imports, but Russia says it wants proof they are safe first.
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GhanaGhana's ex-leader John Kufuor tells the BBC big boosts in cocoa yields for chocolate production was key to him winning the World Food Prize.
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Saudi Arabia, IndonesiaIndonesia says it will no longer allow its citizens to travel to Saudi Arabia for domestic service work after a maid was executed.
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SyriaRibal Al-Assad, the exiled cousin of Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad, says there is a 'very big possibility' of a regional war and that the Middle East is on the brink of one.
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PakistanTrying to keep security on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border
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United KingdomSuccessful ticket applicants for the London 2012 Olympics have begun finding out which events they will be attending.
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PeruThree people are killed in clashes between students and police over plans for a new university in central Peru, officials say.
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PakistanFour majors in the Pakistani army are being investigated for alleged links with banned extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, the army says.
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TajikistanBBC journalists hold a vigil to demand the release of colleague Urunboy Usmonov, held in Tajikistan for alleged association with a banned Islamist group.
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Netherlands, FranceThe Dutch airline KLM says it plans to use recycled cooking oil on 200 flights between Paris and Amsterdam.
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MexicoTransocean, the owner of the oil rig that leaked millions of gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico blames BP for the disaster.
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United KingdomBritish Airways cabin crew staff back the agreement to settle their long-running industrial dispute with the airline.
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SyriaSyrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem goes on state TV to attack the EU for extending sanctions, imposed over the suppression of dissent.
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BotswanaThe websites of the Brazilian government and President have fallen victim to hacker group Lulz Security.
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ChinaA boy who fell from a sixth floor window in Quanzhou City has had a lucky escape after his head became trapped in the window's anti-theft bars.
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EgyptA Lufthansa jet aborts a take off from New York's JFK airport after an Egyptian plane on the ground strays too close to the runway.
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South Africa, United StatesUS First Lady Michelle Obama pays tribute to apartheid victims on a visit to the South African township of Soweto.
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GermanyAndy Murray beats Germany's Tobias Kamke on Court One after a rain delay at Wimbledon.
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South Africa, United StatesUS First Lady Michelle Obama has paid tribute to apartheid victims on a visit to South Africa's township of Soweto.
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Swaziland, South AfricaSwaziland asks South Africa for a financial bailout as it risks running out of money, South Africa's top foreign affairs official says.
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IndiaPolice in India ask two members of a trust linked to late guru Sri Sathya Sai Baba to explain the source of a large amount of cash.
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United KingdomPolice set up a computer system allowing UK forces to share intelligence on 15 million people.
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RussiaAuthorities in Russia refuse to register a new liberal political party led by four prominent opposition figures, in effect denying them a place in upcoming elections.
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BahrainBahrain sentences eight Shia pro-democracy activists to life in jail for "plotting to overthrow the government", the state news agency says.
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United KingdomEngland winger Ashley Young is close to completing a £17m transfer from Aston Villa to Manchester United.
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Pakistan, United KingdomA century old British fire engines are on display in a museum in Pakistan.
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United StatesThousands of residents of the city of Minot in the US state of North Dakota are evacuated over fears that the Souris River is about to flood.
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FranceFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy calls for the G20 nations to put in place tighter regulation of food commodity prices.
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Libya, United KingdomThe cost of UK military operations in Libya has reached £250m so far, government sources say.
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France, United KingdomBritish fashion designer John Galliano tells his Paris trial drugs and alcohol were to blame for his alleged anti-Semitic outburst.
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United StatesThe Federal Reserve cuts its growth forecast for the US economy in the face of the impact of higher energy prices.
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GreeceGreek PM George Papandreou tries to persuade MPs to pass further austerity measures that have sparked nationwide strikes and riots.
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United StatesUS country music star Glen Campbell has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, the 75-year-old and his wife tell a US magazine.
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Afghanistan, United Kingdom, United StatesThe foreign secretary says the UK will work with the Afghan government and people "for many years to come", as a US announcement on troop withdrawals is due.
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SudanSudan's President Omar al-Bashir threatens to shut pipelines carrying South Sudan's oil.
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ChinaChinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei returns home "in good health" having been freed on bail after reportedly admitting to tax evasion charges.
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United StatesA motivational speaker is found guilty over the deaths of three people who fell ill during a meeting at an Arizona sweat lodge.
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